Furniture.



. A. SNYDER.

FURNITURE.

APPLIOATION FILED 001.29, 1910.

Patented Feb.28, 1911.

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FURNITURE.

@85219. Specification of Lettersiatent Patented Feb. 28, 1911.Application filed October 29, 1910. Serial No. 589,713.

T 0 all whom it may concern: by means of the mechanism typically shownBe it known that I, WILLIAM A. SNYDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Furniture, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a novel form of disappearing furniture,illustrated as a disappearing bed in the present application.

The invent-ion has special reference to the in the accompanyingdrawings, in which: l Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of acombination embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan of thesame taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a reduced plan showing therelative positions of the two pieces of furniture shown in combinationin the drawings, and illustrating their positions for simultaneous use.Fig. 4: is an enlarged perspective view showing the contype of furniturewhich disappears by a struction and connection of the head of the motionof translation into the recess or cabibed frame and the recess closurepanel. Fig. net; and the chief object of the invention is 5 is a detailsection taken on line 55 of the provision of certain novel means for allFig. 4. lowing the piece of furniture to be swung In the drawings 5designates the walls of away from in front of the recess opening thestructure which are made to form a rewhen once removed therefrom. cess 6in which my improved device is I have illustrated my invention in theplaced. On walls 5 forming the sides of reform of a bed, and theadvantages and concess 6 are placed rails 7 adapted to confine veniencesof the whole invention will be deand guide rollers 8 mounted on recesscloscribed and explained with relation to that sure panel 9. Recessclosure panel 9 is particular piece of furniture, but it will be adaptedto move from the position shown to understood that other pieces offurniture the front of the recess where it takes apcan be soconstructed. proximately the position shown in Figs. 1 Typically, then,the invention consists of and 2 for foot board 10 of the bed frame. abed frame adapted to move horizontally To one vertical edge of panel 9is hinged, as and longitudinally into a recess, being proat 11, onecorner of bed frame 12, head vided with casters or equivalent means forboard 13 being attached directly to the panel rolling support. To theinner end of the by hinges, as is best shown in Fig. 4:. The bed frame,which end will be termed the corner of the bed frame thus attached tothe head, is pivotally attached at one corner a panel is supported bythe panel. The other panel which is adapted to close the recess cornersof the bed frame are supported by when the bed is withdrawn therefrom.The casters 14 of any desired type. Foot board panel is movablysupported so that it can be 10 of the bed frame forms the normalclotranslated to the front of the recess, being sure of the recess, asis shown in Figs. 1 preferably supported on rollers. With this and 2.panel at the front of the recess, the bed frame may be swung on one ofits corners, which corner is hinged to the panel as a pivot. The bed maythus be swung to a po- When it is desired to use the bed it is pulleddirectly outwardly until closure panel 9 occupies a position at thefront of the recess. Stops 15 on the closure panel engage withstationary rail 16 at the front of the recess and prevent furthermovement of the panel. The panel is moved at both edges In apartmentconstructions it is desirable by the bed through the medium of hinge fortwo reasons that the bed should not proconnections 11 at one edge, andthe special ject lengthwise into the room; the firstbeing device shownin Figs. 4: and 5 at the other that it thereby encumbers more space thanis edge. This device comprises a socket 17 necessary and more than itwould encumber if mounted on the edge of panel 9 and adapted its siderail is placed against the wall of the to cooperate with a ball 18mounted on head room, and second, that oftentimes the space 13 of thebed frame. The ball and socket above the bed recess is desirablyutilized by are of the usual resilient character, allowother pieces offurniture whose use is coning separation when a sufficient force isexvenient while the bed is in use. My invenerted. In the present casethis force is tion overcomes these objections and accomlarger than theforce necessary to pull panel plishes the corresponding desirableresults 9 out of the recess, so that, on the initial depth of therecess, clear of the front of the recess.

reached its forward within the same recess 6, a table sliding on rails26.

drawn, as shown in Fig. 8. I figure it will be seen that the the merepurpose as l of my bed, or rather,

'may-be made up in various manners as demand may 000881011.

- mounted within the recess to be movable be outward motion of the bed,the, panel is moved therewith. IVhen the panel has position, the bed maythen be swung around to the position indicatedin dotted lines in Fig. 2andshown in full lines in Fig. 3. The bed maythusbe swung against a wall5 and into proximity with a window 20 from which thorough eventilationcan be had. I

I have shown above the bed and situated The inner end of the table isalways supported by the rails, while the outer end is provided withhinged legs 27 adapted to be thrown downwardly to a vertical positionwhen the table is with- From this table and bed in no wiseinterfere witheach other, it possible to use the bed and the table simultaneously. Ihave shown this table for illustrating the utility in general, theutility of any piece of furniture mounted in a manner such as that shownand described. A combination of, different pieces of furniture Havingthus described my invention, I claim: 7

1. In combination with a structure hav-- ing a recess'therein, a memberslidably tween the front and back thereof, and an article of furniturehinged on a vertical axis atone corner to the memberand adapted 7 otheredge of the to move: therewith into and out of the recess.-

2. In combination with a structure having l 'Gopies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents 'a recess therein, a closure panel for thefront of the recess slidably mounted to move from a positionin the rearportion of the recess to a position at the front of the recess to closethe recess opening, an article of furniture hinged on a'verticalaxis atone corner to the closure panel, and means for movably supporting thearticle of furniture.

3. In combination with a structure having a recess therein, a closurepanel placed across the recess, rolling supports for the closure panelallowing its movement from the back of the recess to the front openingthereof, an article of furniture adapted to be concealed within therecess and having one of its rear corners hinged to one edge of theclosure panel, releasable means attaching the other rear corner of thearticle of furniture to the panel, and rolling supports for the forwardend of the article of furniture,

4. In combination with a structure having a recess therein, a closuremember for the front of the recess and supported therein to movere'ctilinearly between the front and back thereof, and an article offurniture adapted to move rectilinearly into the recess and hinged atits rear end to the closure member, sons to swing in a horizontal planewhen withdrawn from the recess.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my namethis 24th day of October 1910;

WILLIAM ASHLEY SNYDER.

Witnesses:

ELwoon H. BARKELEW, JAMES H. BALLAGH.

each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). 0;

